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New fraternity launched for safer healthcare everywhere
 Brussels, October 15, 2014: The Irish Patients Association today launched the Pact for Patient Safety at the European Parliament with the participation of the European Commission, the European Centre for Disease...

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Running together to raise awareness on IBD

On 18 May 2014 the European Federation of Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA)  will participate in the Brussels half marathon to raise awareness about Crohn´s Disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known...

Results of the EFCCA led IMPACT survey have been published in the latest issue of the Journal Crohn´s and Colitis. In the article entitled "IBD and health-related quality of life- Discovering the true impact" some of the main findings from the IMPACT survey have been highlighted.  The results of...

World IBD Day 2014

As part of the World IBD Day celebrations EFCCA organised participation at the Brussels 20 km marathon in order to raise awareness about Crohn´s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...

Commissioner Borgh addressing EFCCA General Assembly

Commissioner Borgh from the European Commission´s Directorate for Health and Consumers welcomed delegates to the  24 General Assembly of EFCCA which took place in Graz (Austria) from 3-6 April 2014.

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IBD11 - unleash your knowledge

EFCCA has been invited to speak at the IBD 11 meeting that took place in Prague (14-16 November). The meeting was organised by the pharmaceutical company Ferring and was attended by over 850 physicians from over 50 countries. Marco Greco,...

This month on 19 May World IBD Day is marked in many countries worldwide.

Please check out the World IBD Day website to learn more about and support some of the activities that EFCCA and other other sister organisations from around the globe are organising to raise awareness and...

Videoclip from our World IBD Day event at the European Parliament (16 May 2013)

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